Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Type A Aortic Dissection Patients of Different Ages
Background: To compare postoperative sexual dysfunction (SD) and quality of life (QOL) in Type A Aortic Dissection (AAD) Patients of Different Ages.
Methods: From January 2018 to December 2019, 204 AAD postoperative survivors in Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University were selected and were divided into youth group (less than 50 years old) and elderly group (more than 50 years old). We evaluated SD according to the male International Erectile Dysfunction Index (IIEF-5) and female sexual function index (FSFI) . The Short Form 12 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-12) and Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) were used to investigate the QOL, Quick Inventory Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (QIDS-SR) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to investigate depressive symptoms.
Results: 175 patients completed all the questionnaire (85.8%). The total SD prevalence rate was 38.9% (68 cases), with 27.4% of the youth (20 cases) and 47.1% of the elderly (48 cases). The age of non-SD and SD patients was 49.0±11.5 and 56.9±10.8 years, respectively (P=0.03). Compared with non-SD patients, the total physical health of SD patients was significantly worse (P=0.04), however, the mental health was not significantly worse (P=0.77); the depressive symptoms did not expressed a significant difference between the SD and non-SD groups (QIDS-SR P=0.15, BDI-Ⅱ P=0.06) . Total physical health in the youth SD group did not show significant better (P = 0.24), however, total mental health showed significantly worse (P=0.04), depressive symptoms scores were significantly higher (QIDS-SR P=0.03, BDI-Ⅱ P=0.04).
Conclusion: The postoperative AAD SD prevalence of elderly is higher than that of youth, and the total physical health of SD patients is poorer than those without SD patients. The youth SD patients did not show a significant higher scores than the elderly SD patients, instead, the youth SD patients were more psychologically affected than the elderly SD patients, whose mental health was worse, and depression symptoms were more obvious, suggesting that the factors affecting the QOL of postoperative SD patients are related to physical factors, but the youth postoperative SD patients mainly affected by psychological factors.
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Posted 17 Aug, 2020
Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Type A Aortic Dissection Patients of Different Ages
Posted 17 Aug, 2020
Background: To compare postoperative sexual dysfunction (SD) and quality of life (QOL) in Type A Aortic Dissection (AAD) Patients of Different Ages.
Methods: From January 2018 to December 2019, 204 AAD postoperative survivors in Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University were selected and were divided into youth group (less than 50 years old) and elderly group (more than 50 years old). We evaluated SD according to the male International Erectile Dysfunction Index (IIEF-5) and female sexual function index (FSFI) . The Short Form 12 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-12) and Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) were used to investigate the QOL, Quick Inventory Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (QIDS-SR) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to investigate depressive symptoms.
Results: 175 patients completed all the questionnaire (85.8%). The total SD prevalence rate was 38.9% (68 cases), with 27.4% of the youth (20 cases) and 47.1% of the elderly (48 cases). The age of non-SD and SD patients was 49.0±11.5 and 56.9±10.8 years, respectively (P=0.03). Compared with non-SD patients, the total physical health of SD patients was significantly worse (P=0.04), however, the mental health was not significantly worse (P=0.77); the depressive symptoms did not expressed a significant difference between the SD and non-SD groups (QIDS-SR P=0.15, BDI-Ⅱ P=0.06) . Total physical health in the youth SD group did not show significant better (P = 0.24), however, total mental health showed significantly worse (P=0.04), depressive symptoms scores were significantly higher (QIDS-SR P=0.03, BDI-Ⅱ P=0.04).
Conclusion: The postoperative AAD SD prevalence of elderly is higher than that of youth, and the total physical health of SD patients is poorer than those without SD patients. The youth SD patients did not show a significant higher scores than the elderly SD patients, instead, the youth SD patients were more psychologically affected than the elderly SD patients, whose mental health was worse, and depression symptoms were more obvious, suggesting that the factors affecting the QOL of postoperative SD patients are related to physical factors, but the youth postoperative SD patients mainly affected by psychological factors.
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